SYNTAX: creativity is messy and our studio proves it!
I was the last to leave the office tonight. With the voices and movement of the SYNTAXers absent, the creative mess in one of our two design zones was the loudest thing in workplace.
This mess is also, in a way, a mirror image of my messy Mac desktop..
Nice.. ha?
It’s fascinating that the output of this mess is pretty well organized work of strategy, design and production.
I secretly smile when our clients tell us that they really like the way we organize their (and our) thoughts and ideas.
Design is a messy process that yields structured results.
And, thankfully, we also have some people in the office who’s job is to apply managerial control over our mess!
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October 25th, 2007 at 12:54 am
“Design is a messy process that yields structured results.”
that’s a pretty darn good quote
October 25th, 2007 at 1:19 am
“Design is a messy process that yields structured results.”
quotable
October 25th, 2007 at 5:53 am
Nice office! As you said “Design is a messy process” you should see my desk covered with rough sketches, ideas, projects files, gadgets, it’s part of the work process.
My previous employer didn’t like such mess he used to make us organize or desks before we leave.
October 25th, 2007 at 8:47 am
my previous company loved organized environment and didn’t care if the output was messy..
i don’t how people underestimate this career!
October 25th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Hehe. Yesterday morning Yasmine and I were talking about how cluttered this room is! But then we agreed that clutter provides better inspiration
October 25th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Did you read “A Perfect Mess”? The book’s main premise is that messiness actually increases your productivity and creativity!
October 25th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
LOOOOOOOOOOOL @ Roba’s comment.
October 25th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Hopefully with ‘Stacks” feature in leopard, you will be able to organize your mac desktop!
November 6th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Oh God! Clean desk policy, Ahmad, that’s what you guys need!
Are these new chairs? Aeron?
April 15th, 2008 at 9:45 am
i’d rather refer to it as ‘organized chaos’
i think it basically dictates the work process, and i wouldn’t have it any other way!
it seriously DOES provide better inspiration!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
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July 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Design is not messy.
Designers may be or may be not messy, and you have a lost of good examples of well known designers of both kinds.
Obviously, your’re quite discustingly messy.
But tell me, are you a good designer?
March 17th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
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